Introduction
Each year, the BCAN Homeless Forum organises a survey
of homeless people in Bristol.
The basic idea is to record each point of contact a homeless
(or ex-homeless) person has with each of the homeless services
in Bristol over the course of one week, and to gather some
basic information about each of these individuals.
The information about people only needs to be collected
once, so after the first point of contact the service only
needs to record the person's name and when and where they
answered the questions. Of course, they don't need to give
their real name: a street name, or even a completely
made-up one, will work, as long as they give the same
name each time they are asked to complete the survey.
The week runs from the Monday to the Sunday, so that the
people doing the breakfast and soup runs at the weekend
should mainly meet people who have filled in the survey
earlier in the week. This should make their task easier.
In 2008, the Homeless Survey runs from
Monday 4 to Sunday 10 February.
Homelessness Survey Documents 2008
- The Survey Questions:
PDF.
- Guidance Notes:
PDF.
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BCAN (Bristol Christian
Action Network)